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Mississippi AG says officer’s force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed
The attorney general declined charges after reviewing the MBI investigation, while the family continues to dispute the police account and seek body-camera video.
- On Monday, the Mississippi Office of the Attorney General announced that a Senatobia Police Department officer's use of force was justified in the June 14, 2026, shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
- Responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart on U.S. 51, Senatobia Police Department officers alleged the vehicle drove toward them, prompting an officer to fire into the car, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
- Citing a preliminary independent autopsy, Attorney Ben Crump disputed the official account, stating the bullet entered Kohen's body from the side rather than the front as officials claimed.
- No criminal charges will be filed against officer Hunter Foster, though his employment status with the Senatobia Police Department remained unclear as of Monday, October 19, 2026.
- The shooting adds to recent departmental controversies, including the firing of Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford over racist text messages and a prior Taser incident in the same parking lot.
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The incident occurred last June in the town of Senatombia near Memphis - Little Ken Wiley was killed by police gunfire.
·Marousi, Greece
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Bodycam shows moment Mississippi cop opens fire on fleeing ‘shoplifters,’ killing 1-year-old boy — as AG says it was ‘justified’
Little Kohen Wiley was tragically killed in June when a police officer fired shots into a car the boy was riding inside as the child's mom was allegedly fleeing cops in Senatobia, according to law enforcement officials.
·New York, United States
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Video shows moments leading up to deadly police shooting at Walmart that killed 1-year-old child
The footage released included five videos: three body-camera videos from Senatobia officers and two surveillance videos from Walmart.
·Montgomery, United States
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